This time around, I asked the team, How will you know you've succeeded this time? We had a number of metrics in place, but we were looking for other indicators that people were buying in. After a bit of a pause, one of the team members said, with a little frustration, We know we've succeeded when w Read More

Insight And Challenging Without Outcomes Is Just Dreaming

Insight And Challenging Without Outcomes Is Just Dreaming Avatar Posted by dabrock under Sales
From http://partnersinexcellenceblog.com 94 days ago
Made Hot by: centrifugePR on February 15, 2013 6:28 pm
Challenging and providing insight is critical in engaging the customer, to incite change and to initiate new buying processes. But we can't stop there--we have to help the customer achieve the outcomes and results they dream of. This means guiding them through the buying and implementation process. Read More

Are you Making these 5 Terrible Sales Mistakes?

Are you Making these 5 Terrible Sales Mistakes? Avatar Posted by AngelBiz under Sales
From http://www.smallbizviewpoints.com 98 days ago
Made Hot by: Marketing_Mashup on February 14, 2013 8:42 pm
The day sales become stagnant for small business, or even worse, start declining it’s time to start getting worried. it is very difficult to pinpoint exactly what mistakes you are making that contribute to declining sales because many times you don’t even realize you are making them. How do you spo Read More
In my work with entrepreneurs and solopreneurs there are three common mindsets they have around money that can keep them stuck from getting new clients and being paid what they are worth.

Ensure you don't get stuck by learning what these three money mindsets are so you can avoid them. Read More

5 Things That Clients Want You To Stop Doing

5 Things That Clients Want You To Stop Doing Avatar Posted by Sian Phillips under Sales
From http://tweakyourbiz.com 101 days ago
Made Hot by: techmedia on February 7, 2013 8:51 am
By Gregg Schwartz

Sales is the business of building relationships, building trust, and creating rapport – but unfortunately, many sales people are unwittingly doing the exact opposite and annoying clients with off-putting sales call tactics and poor professionalism.

Nothing drives away a clie Read More

Split Testing: Why It Is So Important and How To Do It

Split Testing: Why It Is So Important and How To Do It Avatar Posted by mywifequitherjob under Sales
From http://mywifequitherjob.com 102 days ago
Made Hot by: Webdev1 on February 6, 2013 8:37 am
One of the greatest things about owning an online business is that you can get your hands on quantifiable data that can help you to analyze exactly what you need to do in order to increase your bottom line. Read More

Value Co-Creation Starts Internally

Value Co-Creation Starts Internally Avatar Posted by dabrock under Sales
From http://partnersinexcellenceblog.com 107 days ago
Made Hot by: James John on February 3, 2013 11:56 pm
Co-Creation is becoming an important concept, ultimately, being able to work with our customers, co-creating value will become very important--at least with our leading customers. We can't possibly innovate fast enough to meet our customers needs to innovate and grow. Neither can our competitors. B Read More
Jeffrey Gitomer, business expert and author, explores how value is judged and perceived from all sides of a sale and outlines the value-based elements a salesperson needs to succeed. Read More

Are You Playing Your Game Or Someone Else's?

Are You Playing Your Game Or Someone Else's? Avatar Posted by dabrock under Sales
From http://partnersinexcellenceblog.com 108 days ago
Made Hot by: bizyolk on February 2, 2013 10:19 am
Likewise in sales, we maximize our ability to win--and bring great value to our customers by playing our own game. But there are huge numbers of things that threaten to throw us off our game. Sometimes, we get off our game, without even recognizing it until we are well entrenched in defense and res Read More

Top 5 Gmail Labs features for marketing and sales - Collabspot

Top 5 Gmail Labs features for marketing and sales - Collabspot Avatar Posted by collabspot_adler under Sales
From http://www.collabspot.com 108 days ago
Made Hot by: bizyolk on February 2, 2013 10:12 am
Aside from being built for general purposes, Gmail Labs features can also be useful for marketing and sales work, because the people involved are constantly interacting with leads and prospects through email. In this article, I discuss 5 Gmail Labs features below that are suited for marketing and s Read More
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